freenovelworld Chapter 383 Difficulties between advance and retreat
Chapter 383 Difficulties between advance and retreat
Shen Shuyi said in a gentle voice: "Cats will become agitated when they smell catnip. Is there any way to make wasps go crazy after smelling it?"
Lian Qiao was bewildered. After a moment's reaction, she widened her eyes and looked at her and said, "Sister Yi, do you want to..."
Shen Shuyi raised a finger to her and gently made a gesture to silence her.
Shen Jingyu stared at her like a dog-skin plaster, which was really annoying.
But she is different from Shen Jingzhen and Qin Xuerong.
She can borrow the power of the Eighth Prince and the power of Concubine Jing, which is really annoying.
Lian Qiao swallowed, looked at the huge beehive above his head again, and began to think.
"I heard there's something called bee-luring water. It's not difficult to make, but it may not be 100% effective. I'm afraid we need to add some herbs to it."
Lian Qiao spoke softly, and then continued, "I'll send a letter to ask my father."
Shen Shuyi whispered, "Let Qin Xin run for a while."
There are too many eyes watching now, and Shen Shuyi doesn't want to leave too much evidence.
"Yes."
*
In the afternoon, the emperor went hunting and took most of his guards with him.
Military generals also entered the hunting grounds, hoping to win a prize.
There seemed to be fewer people outside the hunting ground all of a sudden. Shen Shuyi was still busy studying the flood issues in the south of the Yangtze River. Xiao Tingshan was seriously injured after shooting those arrows.
However, he was put in charge of the case of a large number of black bugs emerging from the prayer wheel, which forced the seemingly frail man to force himself to investigate the case.
Wenren Zong looked at Xiao Tingshan who kept coughing and said in a deep voice: "We found a lot of these black bugs in the tent of the Third Prince's wife."
Xiao Tingshan frowned: "Are you sure?"
"determine."
Xiao Tingshan was a little annoyed. This black bug appeared in the gift sent by Shen Jingyu, so how could it appear in Zhou Qiwen's tent? Was it someone who instigated it, or was it really Zhou Qiwen's doing?
But no matter what, the trouble is that Zhou Qiwen is the Third Prince's wife. Even if she really did it, as Xiao Heyu's subordinate, he must find ways to conceal the matter. But if he conceals it, there is no guarantee that it will not reach the ears of Emperor Qianwu, and he will end up being accused of deceiving the emperor.
What's more troublesome is that even if he reported the matter to Emperor Qianwu, Emperor Qianwu might not be satisfied. After all, he would only vent his anger on himself because he provoked a dispute between his two sons just because of a few insects.
Xiao Tingshan coughed violently a few more times and spat out blood again.
This task seems easy, but in reality it puts him in a dilemma, and no matter what he does, he will not be pleasing.
Xiao Tingshan leaned back in his chair, and somehow he thought of Shen Shuyi's face again. Obviously, this matter seemed to have little to do with her, but inexplicably, he always felt that the girl had put him in trouble by slightly moving the chessboard.
"Tingshan." Wenren Zong was silent for a while, and finally spoke.
Xiao Tingshan withdrew his thoughts and looked at him.
Wenren Zong said in a deep voice: "Do you feel that you are not as patient as before recently?"
Xiao Tingshan was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "If there is a knife hanging over your head, getting closer to you every day, can you keep calm?"
Wenren Zong fell silent because he couldn't answer.
In other words, he couldn't say those high-sounding words because it would only make him more impatient.
"Do you think it's possible for Xie Jingchi to join forces with Shen Shuyi?" Xiao Tingshan suddenly asked.
He was pushed into this position now, investigating those damn bugs. After all, it was all because of his defeat by Xie Jingchi. But since those black bugs appeared in Shen Jingyu's gift, there was no guarantee that they might be related to Shen Shuyi.
Wenren Zong frowned: "It's not impossible. After all, the Third Prince has been sending people to assassinate Xie Jingchi recently."
Xiao Tingshan said nothing because he really didn't have much strength.
Wenren Zong said, "What are you going to do, Third Prince's Consort?"
Xiao Tingshan asked, "Did the Third Prince go to the hunting ground?"
"No, after the archery competition, the Third Prince took his men directly to the hunting grounds. After hunting a deer, he returned at noon. His Majesty went out in the afternoon, so he did not go there again."
"Report this to His Majesty the Third Prince."
*
Half an hour later, in Xiao Heyu's tent.
Zhou Qiwen was wearing a men's brocade robe and her hair was tied up with a jade crown. It was obvious that she had followed Xiao Heyu to the hunting ground in the morning and had not had time to change her clothes.
Xiao Heyu's eyes were gloomy, and he got straight to the point: "You said you found the black bug in Qiwen's tent?"
"Exactly."
Zhou Qiwen had a heroic look between her eyebrows. Now that she was dressed as a man, she gave off a lot of pressure: "Did Shen Jingyu frame me?"
Xiao Tingshan frowned and said, "It is still unknown at the moment. It is not certain whether someone wants to see you and His Highness the Eighth Prince quarreling and the fisherman benefits, or whether this matter was done by His Highness the Eighth Prince's party."
Xiao Heyu glared at him coldly and said faintly, "Prince Song knows nothing, why don't you tell me what you know?"
In one sentence, Xiao Heyu expressed his unhappiness.
Xiao Tingshan said, "I am still investigating, but the palace doctors only said that the black insects came from the forest, and they don't know anything about their other habits, so there are no clues at the moment."
"What about those assassins? Have they been interrogated? Has anyone said anything?" Xiao Heyu asked.
Xiao Tingshan said, "Your Majesty has handed the Luo assassin over to Lord Xie. Lord Xie has not yet been brought to trial, so no one else can meet him."
Xiao Heyu pursed his lips and said, "Father really thinks highly of Xie Jingchi."
"What is your highness going to do? How about I go to my father and the Empress Dowager to plead my case?" Zhou Qiwen asked in a cold voice. She didn't think that this little thing would affect her.
Regardless of the fact that Shen Jingyu is not Xiao Yuncheng's principal wife, even if she is, His Majesty and the Queen Mother will consider the face of their two sons and will not punish her for this.
"No need. Tingshan and I will go see the emperor. At least we can report this to him first, so that we can prove our innocence later. Even if the prince Song finds out something, the emperor won't have any grudges."
Xiao Heyu's words made Xiao Tingshan involuntarily breathe a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the Third Prince was a smart man, which saved him a lot of trouble.
Xiao Tingshan was silent for a while, then he said again: "I dare to ask the Third Prince's Consort, does this matter have anything to do with you?"
"How dare you!" The nanny beside Zhou Qiwen scolded coldly.
Xiao Tingshan stood up and bowed, then coughed a few times before speaking incoherently, "Your Highness and Your Majesty, please forgive me for my presumptuous behavior, but I will only know how to investigate further if I know the truth."
Hearing this, Xiao Heyu did not blame her, but looked up at Zhou Qiwen.
Seeing this, Zhou Qiwen said firmly: "This is definitely not what I did."
However, although she found the title of "God's Lady" ridiculous, she did not want to cause trouble in front of His Majesty and the Queen Mother. Even if they wanted to punish her, they would not use this method.
What's more, it was just as her husband said, if Xiao Yuncheng married Shen Jingyu, he would get very little help, so why would she want to ruin this marriage?